At 50 I'd still love to own one of these, but they never made it to the United States.

Timeless indeed🥰🥰🥰

im young (19year) but for me that's not sound like old that's a great sound

Your not geting old 👍

Thank you!

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/e9yPdbeArpqthoU.html. check out this guy in Japan. Love his MC22 vids

For sale maybe?

@@erc10100 never

A close second to mine ;)

Cheers man, congratulations 🎉 I wish you loads of fun riding it, but I don't think that'll be a problem!

Very well said, throw that tractor out and get one of these! 😆

@@LucHeijnen lol a Lambo is a tractor, just not good for grabbing a pint of milk

I bet the zx25r would have sounded better before newer emissions

1997 zxr250 >>>cbr250rr

@@radio-180ccnah bro mc22 the best one of all of em

@@insanetharapy6948never would fix how it weighs 182kgs when this one weights 150kgs

​@@notanicename "Add lightness"

Maybe because it's hard to make it quiet? Dunno

@@kerimca98 emissions too perhaps, but if Kawasaki can make the ZX25R im sure a big company like honda should be able too-!

@@kerimca98 nah problem was it's too expensive to make four cyl 250's now. it costs practically the same to manufacture in terms of whole production-line as say a 600cc. as seen with the ZX-25 ($15k NZD???) the market just isn't there given today's economy. you can buy a new 2-cyl bike with similar performance and modern features for almost half the price. it's really a shame as they have so much character but it is what it is.

@@EvnRain they absolutely could but it wouldn't be a smart business decision. not sure what the zx-25r costs where you are but in New Zealand they are around 15k and it's just not a price many people will pay considering what other options you would have for secondhand or even new bikes with higher displacement and modern tech.

@@jackmiller8851 the zx-25r is around 10K here and i'd say a 250cc 4cyl is still a viable purchase here considering the streets are fairly small and short, so you wouldn't really need a 600 or 1000, and prices of big bikes here are inflated due to taxes, upwards of 15k for a 600 cc, so the zx-25r is quite appealing-! at least for my region hahah and we would always welcome some competition. While i agree that it wouldn't be very reasonable for Honda, it'd still be very cool to see-!

I'm very sorry to hear that, but I'm glad to hear you rode it like you should ride it 🔥 What's keeping you from getting another?

残念ですね　お怪我は大丈夫でしたか？

Don't worry, I'm planning on shooting more videos this spring and summer! I'm also going on a trip through Scotland in June, so expect some high revving engines through beautiful scenery! :)

@@LucHeijnen this brings a smile to my face

Right? 😍

I hope it's ready again soon! I have to wait all winter to ride mine again 😢

@@LucHeijnen Cheers, bike shop said it's all fixed so I can't wait haha. Luckily it's turning summer over here in New Zealand and will be about a year since I last rode her 👌

Lucky you! I bet you'll smile from ear to ear again when you ride it😁

@@LucHeijnen Definitely man, will have to make some videos too

It is! I need it because I keep losing track of time when I'm riding. 😂 I attached it with industrial velcro so I can swap it around easily on all my other bikes too.

Can post your one from New Zealand

Ireland and UK

Thank you! The biker community in the Netherlands is very friendly and inclusive, so yes, I try to greet everyone who made an effort to get their license! :)

They do! Taking corners is effortless!

Thank you, and you're welcome!

You probably can, but it will just cost you a lot of money 😅

I know, love it! 😍

The best choice you could make. It may not be the most comfortable bike, but the sound will make you smile from ear to ear!

Take it. Here in EU they cost at least 2x more.

I’m sure they would hear him😂

I totally agree! That's exactly the reason why I never want a big bike again! Small bikes like these are so much fun, no matter where you ride them 😍

They're like diamonds anywhere outside Asia... The one I have is the only good one I've seen for sale in NL for many many years

@@LucHeijnen I’m definitely going to import on in a year or so.

Haha thank you so much! Unfortunately these kinds of bikes are very rare outside Asia and Australia. You may be lucky with Iconicmotorbikeauctions.com in California, I've seen them sell a few of them over the years 👍🏻

Add two cylinders lol

Thanks! That is the coolant temperature gauge and no, it never goes over the first half when riding. 😅 It only goes up when idling for a longer time, but this is normal. The bike is fully stock, except for the muffler!

I think they're lovely, but this is a 4 cylinder 4 stroke!

Well.. first.. it was 19k RPM.. Second.. i was wondering why it sounded like 4 strokes.. 😅. Thanks for clarifying.

@@juneaoalfred3704 Haha, you're welcome! 😂

That's because they're only produced for the Asian and Australian market. You'll need to import them or hope somebody else has already done that like I did. Found this one just a village away from my home. It takes patience and resourcefulness 🙂

@@LucHeijnen awesome. Thanks for responding. Do they have trouble passing emissions in certain countries?

@@jaiparaskevas895 Probably not an issue for most countries because it's a 30 year old bike. Europe won't be a problem, because emission regulations don't apply to oldtimers. Maybe getting it in California or other eco 'friendly' states might be difficult though. 🥴

@@LucHeijnen yeah I figured. Thanks. I was about to buy a 300 for my fist bike but saw your video. Now I'm determined. I am getting an mc22 if I have to swim across the pacific for one. 😂

Thanks! I just used some self-adhesive industrial velcro, so I can easily switch it to another bike.

I can imagine, they are already extremely rare over in the Netherlands :(

This shouldn't even be a question. If you can get your hands on one, do it!

Thank you! The muffler is from XCite Bikes Australia. It is the XT420CF.

@@LucHeijnen thanks 🙌🏽

Definitely! Small bikes are so underrated and liter bikes highly overrated 😁

@@LucHeijnen I’ve had 2 1998 Honda RC30,s brother had the bike your driving now and a Suzuki RG250 the model with twin pipes on one side, oh they were the days

@@shane6115 Man, that's a dream garage right there 😍

@@LucHeijnen in Ireland 🇮🇪 in the 90”s we were flooded with small Japanese imports small cc bike and they were cheap, only model I never bought was the Honda NSR 250, should have though, there worth a fortune now.

@@wisetoad See description below the video 👍🏻

@@LucHeijnennice! Is that in the rear storage box or on the outside.

@@wisetoad That's inside the storage box. The foam gets clamped into place when you close the rear seat, so nothing can move around that could make noise anymore.

@@LucHeijnen very cool!

Hi Jack, I haven't ridden on one, but I have seen one up close at a meet. The only thing I noticed was that the build quality looked cheaper than the Honda and the redline is 2000 rpm lower. Can't really say anything about it performance- and reliability wise though, but I'm guessing they're just as fun to ride as the MC22!

@@LucHeijnen I'm in the middle of rebuilding the carbs and valve clearance checks but I'll be buying a GoPro and emulating your video setup so hopefully in a few months I can show you some kiwi roads and a bit of a taste of Yamaha's version. Interesting to hear about build quality, the Honda definitely is the pick of the bunch for good reason, but I can't say my 3LN3 feels cheap in comparison. Anyway, thanks for the videos once again and ride safe, and P.S I am incredibly jealous of your NS400R .. If I am ever in your corner of the world can I please come to sniff the exhaust fumes :D

@@jackmiller8851 Thanks! I am looking forwards to those vids! You're welcome to sniff anytime haha 😂 I'll make sure to put some oldschool castor oil in it 👌🏻

Simple: make an inline 4 engine with very small short stroke cylinders and a 4-in-1 exhaust system! And don't forget to add some Honda engineering and reliability 👌🏻

@@LucHeijnen how many cc per cylinder

@@FrankyboyGiovanni-yz8qi Well, 250 divided by 4 is 62,5 cc.

I can't get enough of this sound. It's just asking to be revved up to 19k rpm all the time 😂

The faster it goes the godly it sounds 😂

Engine rebuild? Never needed to do that and don't hear it's needed often by other owners. Just perform all your yearly maintenance and warm the bike up properly before riding, then you don't have to worry about any rebuilds ever.

@@LucHeijnen Yeah. You said all the good things to keep the bike's healty but Propably we pushing really hard those bikes here, sometimes speeding over half an hour as almost full throttle on highway so about every 20000 km overhaul needed. Maybe low quality fuel and high outside temprature are also can be reasons.

@@mtopuk That makes it clearer indeed 😅 That's not something I do a lot because of the strict speed regulations in the Netherlands. I always use the highest grade fuel available too 👌🏻

Hi there! Thank you! I am from the Netherlands and got this MC22 in mint condition for €6000 two years ago. They are very rare and wanted, so prices right now might even go up to €7000!

They are very, very rare in every country in Europe. You have 3 options, for each which you have to be very patient. Option 1: Keep your eye DAILY on local and international secondhand vehicle websites, such as AutoScout or De-Parking. I even got mine from a local website after 8 years of waiting and searching from a guy just 10km from my own home. I also say 'daily', because they can be gone in a day since the demand is so high. Option 2: Find a Japanese or Australian vehicle importer in your country. They should be able to source the vehicle you're looking for much quicker than yourself. It will cost you a lot of money and time though, because the importer will have to source several vehicles at once to fill shipping crates with, to reduce the total cost of the shipping to make their trade more feasible. Option 3: This is probably the fastest option, but the most expensive. Go to Japan or Australia yourself, buy one over there and arrange the shipping back to Slovakia yourself. You would need to get a shipping container for just one bike, so the shipping costs would probably exceed the cost of the bike itself. Tl;Dr: you need to be very patient and resourceful, or have a big bag of cash unfortunately 😅

@@LucHeijnen Thank u so much for the instructions. I will decide which one fits best for me and then go for it. How easy/hard is it to find spare parts and are there some that are hard to come by? I guess that maintenance might be quite pain

@@jasicjan You're welcome! Most normal maintenance and spare parts are easy to find. The MC22 shares quite some parts with common European Honda's. Some parts may be a bit more difficult to source, but not impossible. I've had the most help from CMSNL.com. They have an abundant database for all Honda OEM parts. They might not always have the part you're looking for in stock, but sometimes it helps by looking up the part number you require and throwing that into a Google search. Or you can look if a certain Euro Honda shares the same part number. Other sources I've found helpful are eBay.com, Yahoo Japan (yahoo.aleado.com/0-catlist.html) and my local Honda dealer. Official Honda dealers have international connections which you yourself will never find on the internet, so this has proven useful in the past for me :) They were for instance able to source an OEM clutch cover gasket from Italy.

Yes, see the description below the video.

See description 😜

What? 😂

But of course!